He may believe illegal immigrants
clog Medicaid roles, but his experts don’t.
He probably never visited a nursing home
or saw folks who don’t know where they are,
much less when or where they were born,
who will be expected to produce proof
of citizenship tomorrow or lose their care.
Chances are he just saw an opportunity
to save another buck to pass […]

The House wants to search for oil
near Jeb Bush’s sandy beaches.
If the Senate decides to go along
the President will have a problem.
Will he use his veto for a sibling
or opt for energy independence, and
say “I’m not my brother’s keeper?”

In a burst of concern for the deficit
Bush asks for the line item veto,
says it would let him reduce
excessive congressional spending.
He fails to mention it would also
turn earmarks into powerful tools
for controlling recalcitrant Republicans.
It won’t pass because they are not fools.

McCain misses the point on immigration.
Unscrupulous businesses benefit from the
status quo. Until government stops enabling
their crimes any change in the law is a waste.
Instead of blanket amnesty, let employers
buy legal status for people they claim to need,
by paying a fair wage, a big fine and having
the status of all their employees checked.
At the same […]

Bush and Cheney both seem shocked
someone leaked the fact they were
secretly searching bank records, and
newspapers wrote about it even when
the administration asked them not to.
They told the papers the program was
legal, important and saving lives,
assured them safeguards were in place
to protect the privacy of Americans, but
no one believed them – imagine that!

Impeach Dick Cheney,
let Bush run the country – he
can’t do any worse.

The administration found another way to
break the law in secret and protect us.
Of course they cried “foul” when it was leaked,
and accused the press of putting us in danger.
Cheney calls the program “absolutely essential.”
John Snow says “It’s really government at its best…
responsible government…effective government.”
Thus reassured we can return to ignorant bliss.

The administration doesn’t know how to end
the Iraq war, but that doesn’t mean Congress can.
A majority of the public says they would vote
for candidates who promise to bring troops home,
but what will they say after Republicans shout
“Democrats will cut and run� a thousand times?
A better strategy would be to focus on the real
problem and put […]

If Democrats don’t stop talking about
troop withdrawal, they’ll lose the next
election. They need to admit Congress
can’t manage a war, but a Democratic
majority can identify the mismanager,
and force Bush to get someone else.
Practically everyone but the President
thinks Donald Rumsfeld is the screw-up.
If serious investigation proves it, Bush
will have to fire him – if just the threat
of […]

If Democrats hope to win either the House
or Senate they must reach a consensus
on what they would do about the Iraq war.
Hold hearings to get around Rumsfeld and
find out what the military really wants. This
would be a believable proposition for voters,
and more productive than debating arbitrary
dates for the redeployment of troops. Instead
of “cut and […]

David Safavian, former lobbyist,
chief of staff at the GSA, and
White House procurement officer
has been found guilty of lying.
He will go down in history
as the first Bush administration
official to be held accountable.
Maybe he’ll also be a drum major.

A fence along the border won’t
stop illegal immigration, but it’s
tangible, something to point to,
a source of work for contributors.
It’s also the only thing legislators
can’t circumvent for an irate
business interest. The question:
why do they bother debating?

Bush thinks Iraq will be all right.
He likes the new prime minister.
Good! Maliki may be our last hope.
This came from the president’s gut.
Let’s hope it’s better than the war plan
he pulled out of Rumsfeld’s butt.

Pelosi was right.
The Bush Iraq war was wrong.
That’s why they hate her.

Instead of seeking
ways to end the war,
bring trade into balance,
and reduce the deficit,
Congress debates bills
they know won’t pass
and “gotcha� resolutions
to create campaign fodder.
It’s time to cut the crap
and run the country.

House debates Iraq,
demonstrates stupidity,
won’t fool anyone.

After more than two years someone
finally convinced Patrick Fitzgerald
to do the wrong thing – not indict Rove.
It must have been someone in the know
because the announcement came as
the President was making big news in Iraq,
and all the talking heads were busy.
Eventually Judge Fitzgerald will be back
in the news – sorry, the title comes later.

It’s not surprising that a justice department
that defends torture and rendition
thinks it is alright for Karl Rove to lie.
It’s not surprising that a president who
ignores a law against warrantless wiretaps
would continue to employ an admitted liar.
It’s not surprising that an administration that
can’t plan, manage or win an “easy� war
would take 2½ years to settle this […]

Bush took his cabinet to Camp David to discuss Iraq.
He said General Casey told them via teleconference
he would assess “Iraqi capability to be able to take the
fight to the enemy� and secure the country, “and come
back to us and make recommendations to us. Whatever
we do will be based upon the conditions on the ground.
And whatever […]

After five years of cutting government
income and increasing expenditures
Bush has finally made an effort to reduce
the deficit. He auctioned off 261 acres
of dead timber for $1,150 an acre.
Of course, environmentalists are mad,
and the governor of Oregon will sue,
but we should encourage learning.
Once Bush sees that money can flow in
as well as out, he might try […]